The Renault Nissan Alliance, which now counts Russia’s AvtoVaz Lada brand as part of its group, captured 9.8% of the global auto market in 2009, an increase from 2008’s 9.4%. This result was achieved in a global market that contracted 4.5% last year, and desipte the decline in volumes for Renault (-3.1%) and Nissan (-9.4%). Renault and Nissan sold 2,309,188 and 3,358,413 vehicles respectively, while Lada accounted for 417,457 units.
In Western Europe, Renault reclaimed third spot, mainly due to new additions Megane and Twingo. In its home market, Renault sales increased by 7.3% and it retains the title of France’s best selling brand with a 23.5% market share. The brand also grew in Korea through subsidiary Renault-Samsung Motors.
Nissan meanwhile closed the year with total sales of 3,358,413 units or a market share of 5.4%. In China, now Nissan’s second largest global market after the US, passenger car sales increased 38.7% to 755,518 units. Sales were led by the Teana flagship model (108,504) followed by the Sylphy (96,174).
The new Teana should be launched in Malaysia this year as Nissan’s challenger to the Accord and Camry. In Thailand and Singapore, the D-segment contender can be had with two engines; the MR20DE 2.0-litre (as found in the Sylphy) and a 2.5-litre V6 with 180 bhp and 228 Nm, figures that are slightly higher than the Accord 2.4.
Nissan (Jatco) makes some of the best CVT gearboxes around and the Teana will get that instead of a torque converter automatic. Prices are bound to be much more competitive than the previous model, which only sold by the handful due to a scary sticker price.
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Since latio, all the new version of Nissan look like an old man's car.
…Lada accounted for 417,457 units.
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Heh..hek..last time people making fun of Lada. Now they are selling more cars tah Proton & Perodua combined. This show that our market is to small. Proton need to export more.
MADBOY said,
February 4, 2010 @ 6:39 pm
…Lada accounted for 417,457 units.
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Heh..hek..last time people making fun of Lada. Now they are selling more cars tah Proton & Perodua combined. This show that our market is to small. Proton need to export more.
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the lada's are pretty good
who is proton?
good, with the better pricing, i look forward to nissan stealing some market share from t and h in the D segment category.
230k for the current teana, the one coming now maybe cost 140-170k. hopefully.
the cefiro is dead, should just kill it. intro qashqai as well to supplement x-trail.
juz don like the nissan design, why cant they design a stylish car?
1)LADA kering
2)LADA sulah
3)LADA hitam
4)LADA burung
5)LADA—————–>>>LADA apa lagi??
with CKD status, the Teana will definitely be competitive in pricings and they may give T and H a run for their money.
malaysia has missed out the first gen Teana while the 2nd gen Teana (CBU) was priced way out of league.
go-go nissan!!
the present Teana didnt do well coz TangChong misplace its class higher than Camry & Accord. if the new Teana price tag set at the level of RM170k, i believe we could see more Teana on the road.